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EP0702243A3
EP0702243A3 EP95305863A EP95305863A EP0702243A3 EP 0702243 A3 EP0702243 A3 EP 0702243A3 EP 95305863 A EP95305863 A EP 95305863A EP 95305863 A EP95305863 A EP 95305863A EP 0702243 A3 EP0702243 A3 EP 0702243A3
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EP0702243B1 (en
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STMicroelectronics Ltd
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SGS Thomson Microelectronics Ltd
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03K—PULSE TECHNIQUE
    • H03K3/00—Circuits for generating electric pulses; Monostable, bistable or multistable circuits
    • H03K3/02—Generators characterised by the type of circuit or by the means used for producing pulses
    • H03K3/027—Generators characterised by the type of circuit or by the means used for producing pulses by the use of logic circuits, with internal or external positive feedback
    • H03K3/037—Bistable circuits
    • H03K3/0375—Bistable circuits provided with means for increasing reliability; for protection; for ensuring a predetermined initial state when the supply voltage has been applied; for storing the actual state when the supply voltage fails
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01R—MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
    • G01R31/00—Arrangements for testing electric properties; Arrangements for locating electric faults; Arrangements for electrical testing characterised by what is being tested not provided for elsewhere
    • G01R31/28—Testing of electronic circuits, e.g. by signal tracer
    • G01R31/317—Testing of digital circuits
    • G01R31/3181—Functional testing
    • G01R31/3185—Reconfiguring for testing, e.g. LSSD, partitioning
    • G01R31/318533—Reconfiguring for testing, e.g. LSSD, partitioning using scanning techniques, e.g. LSSD, Boundary Scan, JTAG
    • G01R31/318541—Scan latches or cell details
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01R—MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
    • G01R31/00—Arrangements for testing electric properties; Arrangements for locating electric faults; Arrangements for electrical testing characterised by what is being tested not provided for elsewhere
    • G01R31/28—Testing of electronic circuits, e.g. by signal tracer
    • G01R31/30—Marginal testing, e.g. by varying supply voltage

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Tests Of Electronic Circuits (AREA)
  • Test And Diagnosis Of Digital Computers (AREA)
  • Semiconductor Integrated Circuits (AREA)
EP95305863A 1994-09-01 1995-08-22 Scan testable double edge triggered scan cell Expired - Lifetime EP0702243B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB9417591 1994-09-01
GB9417591A GB9417591D0 (en) 1994-09-01 1994-09-01 Scan testable double edge triggered scan cell

Publications (3)

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EP0702243A2 EP0702243A2 (en) 1996-03-20
EP0702243A3 true EP0702243A3 (en) 1996-04-03
EP0702243B1 EP0702243B1 (en) 2004-01-07

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EP95305863A Expired - Lifetime EP0702243B1 (en) 1994-09-01 1995-08-22 Scan testable double edge triggered scan cell

Country Status (5)

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US (1) US5646567A (en)
EP (1) EP0702243B1 (en)
JP (1) JP2756935B2 (en)
DE (1) DE69532398D1 (en)
GB (1) GB9417591D0 (en)

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US6150861A (en) * 1998-01-09 2000-11-21 Texas Instruments Incorporated Flip-flop
GB9810512D0 (en) 1998-05-15 1998-07-15 Sgs Thomson Microelectronics Detecting communication errors across a chip boundary
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US6748352B1 (en) * 1999-12-30 2004-06-08 Intel Corporation Method and apparatus for scan design using a formal verification-based process
US6300809B1 (en) 2000-07-14 2001-10-09 International Business Machines Corporation Double-edge-triggered flip-flop providing two data transitions per clock cycle
WO2002101926A2 (en) * 2001-06-12 2002-12-19 Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. Integrated circuit and method for testing the integrated circuit
JP3535855B2 (en) * 2001-09-05 2004-06-07 Ｎｅｃエレクトロニクス株式会社 Scan flip-flop and semiconductor integrated circuit device
US7082560B2 (en) * 2002-05-24 2006-07-25 Sun Microsystems, Inc. Scan capable dual edge-triggered state element for application of combinational and sequential scan test patterns
US6943605B2 (en) * 2002-12-31 2005-09-13 Intel Corporation Scan cell designs for a double-edge-triggered flip-flop
DE60314525T2 (en) 2003-12-17 2008-02-28 Stmicroelectronics Ltd., Almondsbury TAP time multiplexing with sampling test
EP1544633B1 (en) 2003-12-17 2008-10-01 STMicroelectronics (Research & Development) Limited Tap multiplexer
DE60323246D1 (en) * 2003-12-17 2008-10-09 St Microelectronics Res & Dev TAP data transfer at twice the data rate
US7146551B2 (en) * 2005-01-20 2006-12-05 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Method and system of modifying data in functional latches of a logic unit during scan chain testing thereof
FR2897440A1 (en) * 2006-02-10 2007-08-17 St Microelectronics Sa ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT COMPRISING A TESTED CHAIN BREAKING TESTING MODE AND ASSOCIATED METHOD.
JP2009105586A (en) * 2007-10-23 2009-05-14 Nec Electronics Corp Latch circuit
EP2234272A3 (en) 2009-03-23 2015-09-30 Oticon A/S Low-power dual-edge-triggered storage cell with scan test support and clock gating circuit therefor

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EP0137165A1 (en) * 1983-08-01 1985-04-17 International Business Machines Corporation Optional single or double clocked latch
US5172011A (en) * 1989-06-30 1992-12-15 Digital Equipment Corporation Latch circuit and method with complementary clocking and level sensitive scan capability
US5179295A (en) * 1992-03-20 1993-01-12 Vlsi Technology, Inc. Dual edge-triggered digital storage element and method therefor

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0137165A1 (en) * 1983-08-01 1985-04-17 International Business Machines Corporation Optional single or double clocked latch
US5172011A (en) * 1989-06-30 1992-12-15 Digital Equipment Corporation Latch circuit and method with complementary clocking and level sensitive scan capability
US5179295A (en) * 1992-03-20 1993-01-12 Vlsi Technology, Inc. Dual edge-triggered digital storage element and method therefor

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US5646567A (en) 1997-07-08
DE69532398D1 (en) 2004-02-12
JP2756935B2 (en) 1998-05-25
EP0702243A2 (en) 1996-03-20
JPH08233906A (en) 1996-09-13
EP0702243B1 (en) 2004-01-07
GB9417591D0 (en) 1994-10-19

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